The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1887-11-17
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.

NOKIHW ESTEEM NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered from
Various Localities.
ILLINOIS.
Snit has been brought against Joseph Den
ison, ex treasurer Of Mclean County, to re-
cover . shortage Of So 900 in the school
funds
H. Kuns Son, Of Cerro Gordo, recently
struck strong vein of natural gas at
depth of ITO feet
Mrs Fred Schuett, wife Of butcher ct
Rock Islaptl, was cremated the other day
while rendering lard Her clothes caught
| fire.
The town of Fairmount Is rejoicing over
| the recent discovery Of coal there ut depth
| OF 1sJ feet
Governor Oglesby has issued proclama-
tion designating Thursday. November "a,
| as day of Thanksgiving.
| camp of the Sons Of Veterans was or
ganized at Cerro Gordo the other night,
with twenty charter memberA Robert E
Wood is the captain.
The works Of the Rockford Cutlery Com
pany were destroyed by fire . few evenings
Mrs. Ida Swanson committed suicide 1T
Galesburg recently by throwing herself into
| q well. Both her parents committed sui
eide.
| The charitable institutions OF the State
cost 1855, 279 the past year
| George Straut, . director In the Chicago
Allon railway, died suddenly Of apoplexY
In Chicago few days ago.
4 Noh 49, der, ~m1n
man, dropped dead from heart-diseaso at
the Arlington Hotel in Danville . few days
ago
The twelve -year-old son Of Joseph Canon,
of Tower Hill. was choked to death recently
by getting peanut-shell in his wind-pipe.
Captain Joab Wilkinson. . veteran Of the
Mexican war. died at his home near Decatur
the other morning
woman lives near Marion who tho other
day reached the lO1st year OF her age She
walks about at will, and, aside from slightly
defective memory and eyesight. her faculties
are well retained
The farm buildings Of Seymour Cleveland,
near Rockford, were destroyed by fire the
other evening. Loss, $40. 1000; insured Tor
So. .OOO
The Illinois Association Of Prisoners Of
| War held its meeting at Peoria recently and
reelected c. w. Pavey, of Mount Vernon.
| president The next meeting will be held
| at Bloomington the third Thursday in No
vember. 1SSS.
William r Dowdy, of Greenville, Bond
County. has been appointed United States
District Attorney for the Southern dlstxict
OF Illinois, to succeed E 7. Roe
IOWA.
The present value Of property in Iowa IL
estimated at 81. .OOO, 900, 600
Charley Andrews, OF Creston, was acci-
dentally shot and killed by companion
the other day while hunting.
At the recent session in Keokuk Of the
Presbyterian synod resolutions were
adopted condemning the Sunday mail serv-
Ice, Sunday railway traf1dc and Sunday
newspapers
Last July Judge Nacomber, Of the Six
teenth Judicial district. suspended from Of
fice Sheriff T. NJ Parrott, OF Ida County, for
failure to enforce the order of the court re-
| specting prohibition The sheriff recently
had his trial, and the jury returned . yer
| dict of guilty on three countA In accord
ance Herewith the sheriff was permanently
removed from Office.
The town OF Brooks was almost entirely
destroyed by fire few mornings ago.
The State Soldiers Home at Marshalltown
will be dedicated November 80 and viii be
open for inmates December l.
An incendiary fire at Dubuque the other
night burned ZOO. 600 feet Of lumber and
25O, 900 shingles owned by Knapp, Stout
Co. Loss. $4,000
B. +. Perdue, of Oskaloosa, dropped dead
| few mornings ago in the Rock Island
depot in Altoona He was serving on the
Federal grand jury in Des Moines
A man named Sloan was fatally shot in
Oskaloosa the other evening by . man
named Blackford in self-defense.
The lumber mills OF Dubuque shut down
recently after q successful season The en-
tire cut of lumber Of the four mills will AZ.
gregate sixty million feet, being at least
i've million more than last year. The stock
of lumber on hand was about the same q
last year-forty five million feet
The total receipts of the W. c. 7. q. oi
Iowa have been during the year S., POI. 93
md the expenditures amounted to IS .O64
38
The main building Of the Soldiers' Or.
phan's Home ut Davenport was burned Z
few nights ago Loss, $50. 900; insurance
So, ,OOO A dash Of lightning caused thu
fire No lives were lost
The main line Of the Central Iowa rail-
road was sold at masters sale at Marshall.
town few days ago, and was bid in fol
81. 400. 900 by James Thompson In behalf
OF the Stickney reorganization committee
Some time ago the residence Of D. q VII
son, at Dubuque. was entered by burglar
and robbed of several hundred dollars
worth Of valuablea The other morning
when the front door was opened, the family
were agreeably surprised to find ever,
thing taken by the burglars lying on tn,
steps There was also q note stating tina
the burglars were sorry they had stolen tn.
! articles and asking forgiveness
WISCONSIN,.
The members of the Northwestern Inter
state Medical Association, in session recent
" at Eau Claire, changed the society nam,
to Northwestern Medical and Surgical Asso
citation
At the recent sale Of State lands thirteez
thousand acres were disposed Of, ct an Nv
erage of seven dollars per acre
Philip l. Spooner, noted lawyer, fathe
of United States Senator John G. Spooner
died at Madison few days ago. aged seven
ty-seven years
Mrs Pelinot, wife Of wealthy farmer re
siding in Robinsonville, was stricken witt
apoplexy in Green Bay few days ago ant
died in short time after. She was fifty
one years Of age and leaves ton children
spoon Decorah. a chief OF the Wisconsin
river Winnebago Indians, died ut Necedal
recently. aged eighty five yearz
, Governor Rusk has named Thursday, No
yember "a, as Thanksgiving Day.
According to the State law DEGREES o
, divorce must be recorded before they g
! into effect 1t has just been discovered tina
, many persons have thought q mere an
! nouncement Of Judgment all that was nee
. essary, and q pretty state Of things is ikel,
to occur in consequence.
Elmer Poquette. Of Durand, fell In Low
ut first sight with q young lady who ha